Metallic railway-tie and rail-fastening device.



5 O 9 1 4 l w A W M E m D T m m H T m A T P S A .n Dr EH GA NR I D N MAH T Y A W L I A R O I L L A a m W M AI 8 7 o N APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 9,1905.

Jo/m m AW/gger V Witnesses 026W UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nov 784,793, dated March14, 1905.

Application filed January 9, 1905. Serial No. 240,211.

1'0 all whom, it puny concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. KILLINGEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Steelton, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in MetallicRailway-Ties and Rail-Fastening Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmetallic railroadties and in improved means for fastening the railsthereto.

The objects of the invention are, first, to provide metallic ties ofsufficiently strong and durable construction to effectually withstandthe heavy strains and loads to which they are constantly subjected inuse; second, to provide a tie that can be economically rolled from ametal billet or bar; third, to provide novel means for bracing andstrengthening those parts of the tie that are subjected to the heaviestloads and strains, and, fourth, to provide a novel and simpleconstruction of rail-fastening device associated with the ties 'andadapted to secure firmly the rails in position without the use ofspikes.

The invention has in view other more or less important objects, all-ofwhich will be made to appear in the following detailed description.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use theinvention, I will now proceed to describe the same in detail, referencebeing made for this purpose to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a railroadtie constructed according tomy present in vention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a transverse sec tion taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the tie. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone of the base-plates, shown detached from the tie. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective of apart of the rail-fastening device.

Referring to the drawings, the referenceletter A designates the mainbody portion of the tie, which, as will be seen, consists of achannel-iron having a top 1, outwardly and downwardly extendinginclinedwalls 2, and

outwardly-extending longitudinal flanges 3. This channel-iron may beconveniently and economically rolled from a bar or billet by suitablemachinery provided for the purpose and can then be cut into thedesiredlengths.

In order to lirmly brace the channel-iron thus formed and prevent thesides from spreading, I provide at each end thereof a suitablebase-plate, one of which is shown in detail perspective in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, each base-plate consisting of a body portion 4:, having sideflanges 5 and upwardly turned or bent end wings 6, the said end wingscorresponding in shape and size to the internal diameter and form of thechannel-iron or tie. One of these base-plates extends across the openbottom of the channel-iron at each end thereof and is secured inposition by bolts or rivets 7, extending through the flanges 3 and 5 ofthe channel-iron and base-plate, respectively, andthe end Wings projectup into the channel-iron, and thus serve to support the same fromwithin. As will be seen by referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, thebase-plates are separated from each other, so as to provide an openspace about midway of the tie or channel-iron, and when the latter isplaced in position for use this space will be iilled with earth, stone,and the like to prevent the tie from riding or shifting.

The tie constructed as above described will be firm and rigid andsufliciently strong to withstand the strainsand loads to which it issubjected during use.

Secured to the top 1 of the tie, at each end thereof, is a pair ofblocks or plates 8, each having its upper face gradually tapering awayfrom one end toward the sides and toward the opposite end, as shown, andeach provided with a longitudinal slot or recess 9, extending throughthe same and in register with a corresponding slot 10 in the top of thechannel-iron. As shown in the drawings,there are two of these blocks orplates 8 at each end of the tie, and they are spaced apart or separatedsufliciently to receive between them the base or flange of the rail 12.

I will now proceed to describe myimproved rail-fastening means employedin connection with the tie above described, and as the parts employedare duplicates of each other it will suflice to describe but one set ofthesedeviccs, it being understood, of course, that two sets are employedat each end of the tie, the arrangement being such that the rail will beembraced upon opposite sides.

The referenee-numeral 1;) designates a railfastening element, consistingof a head having outwardly-extemling ends 14 and 15, respectively,andatransverse slot 16. As more clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,it will be seen that two of these elements are employed at each end ofthe tie, and they are ar ranged to embrace opposite sides of the rail12. These fastening elements are each let down into the slots orrecesses 9 and 10 in one of the blocks 8 and channel-iron 1, and when inposition the outwardly-extending end 14 of each element overhangs a partof the baseflange of the rail 12, while the other end, 15, thereof restsupon and is supported by a shoulder 17, formed by cutting the slot 9 inthe block 8 longer than the slot 10 in the top of the channel-iron. Theheads of the raillocking elements 13 are seated entirely within theslots 9 in the blocks 8 and are thus protected from accidentalderangement or breakage, which is considered an important feature of theinvention.

Extending transversely through openings 18 in the inclined side walls 2of the channel iron and through the slot 16 in each rail-fasteningelement is a wcdge-key19, having at one end a threaded stem 20 and nut21. In order to provide a llat bearing-face for the nut 21, I employ awedge-block 22, having an opening 23 for the stem 20 and an inclinedwall 2 1, corresponding to the inclined side wall 2 of the channel-iron,said wedge-block also having a recess 25 to receive the end of thewedge-key 19 should the latter in the tightening operation protrudethrough the opening 18 in theinclined side wall of the channel-iron.

In laying a track with my improved tie and rail-fastening device theties are lirst set in the usual manner and the rails 12 laid thereonbetween the plates or blocks 8. The railfastening elements 13 are thendropped into the slots provided for the purpose, the wedgekeys 19inserted as described, and the nuts 21 then applied. It will be apparentthat by tightening up the nuts the wedge-keys will be drawn in and thefastening elements drawn down, so that the heads 1 1 will tightlyembrace the base-i'lange of the rails 12. It will be apparent from theforegoing that a track can be quickly laid and repairs rendered easy,owing to the fact that no spikes or like fastening device for the railsare employed.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the preciseconstruction and arrangement of parts as herein shown and described,except as 1 may be limited by the following claims, as I am aware thatminor changes may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of theinvention.

\V hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A metallic railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron and base-platessecured to the base thereof at opposite ends of the tie, each base-platehaving integral tongue-pieces bent upward and disposed within thechannel-iron and serving to brace the tie internally.

2. A metallic railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron havingbase-flanges, and plates secured to said flanges at opposite ends of thetie, each plate having integral tongue-pieces bent upward and disposedWithin the channeliron and serving to brace the tie internally.

3. A metallic railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron having inclinedside walls and base flanges, and strengthening base plates extendingacross the open bottom of the channel-iron at opposite ends thereof,each base-plate having side flanges secured to the base-flanges of thechannel-iron and provided with upturned end wings, said wingscorreresponding in shape and size to the interior of the channel-ironand bearing against the inner walls thereof so as to brace the same fromwithin.

at. A railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron having a pair of separatedslotted blocks at each end thereof, rail-fastening elements seatedwholly within the slots in the blocks and having portions adapted tooverhang the flange of the rail located between the blocks, and meanspassing through the channel-iron and engaging said fastening elementsfor drawing them in to clamping engagement with the rail.

A railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron having a pair of separated andlongitudinallyslotted blocks secured to the top thereof at each end, theside walls of said channel-iron being provided with coincident openings,railfastening elements seated wholly within the slots in the blocks andeach element having a depending slotted portion and a portion adapted toembrace the flange of a rail, a wedgekey extending transversely throughthe coincident openings in the channel iron and through the dependingslotted portion of each fastening element, said wedge-keys each having athreaded stem at one end, and a nut engaging each stern for the purposespecified.

6. A railway-tie, comprising a channel-iron having a pair of separatedand longitudinallyslotted blocks secured to the top thereof at each end,the side walls of said channel-iron being inclined and provided withcoincident openings, rail fastening elements seated wholly within theslots in the blocks and each element having a depending slotted portionand a portion adapted to embrace the flange said keys each having athreaded stem at one end, a nut engaging each stem, and a Wedgeblockinterposed between each nut and a side of the channel-iron, saidWedge-block being provided With an opening for the stem and alongitudinal recess to receive a part of the Wedge-key.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWosubscribing Wit- DBSSQS.

JOHN H. KILLINGER. \Vitnesses:

Uims. A. OYLER, J OHN BINGMAN.

